Explorer, author, and cartographer John Smith became the leader of the Jamestown settlement when he assumed the presidency of its governing council on Sept. 10, 1608. The charismatic and controversial ...

Excavations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia have revealed the likely spot of Indigenous villages once described by John Smith. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Artifacts from an Indigenous village along the Rappahannock River have been discovered, confirming previously disputed historical record. John Smith ...